Talara, Peru

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About Talara

Talara is a town in Piura Department, Peru. From Talara you can reach 7 surf spots. The nearest is El Golf, a surf spot 3.3 km from the centre. Overture lists 42 places to stay within 2 km of the centre. The nearest airport is TYL, 2 km away.

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Staying in Talara

42 places to stay within 2 km of the centre (Overture places)
Nearest airports: TYL, 2 km, PIU, 101 km, TBP, 151 km

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Where it is

Each place is ringed by its best day this week, a surf spot for intermediates: green on a good day. The dashed circle is 20 km from Talara.

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Surf within 20 km

The next 7 days. Each day's wave height, green on a good day for intermediate surfers. A spot that does not suit them is tagged with the level it suits and never goes green for them. 6 spots stay in another town: within your drive, they count for Talara too.

Wave height in feet, the wave energy in kJ under it.GoodUnder each day, the wind in knots: the arrow points where it blows to.A tag under a spot's name is the level its colours are for: Expert

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Lobitos14.3 kmabout 25 min by carStays in Lobitos, 1 km

5 ft552 kJ

4 ft377 kJ

5 ft444 kJ

4 ft505 kJ

6 ft789 kJ

4 ft311 kJ

5 ft340 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Lobitos, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	10, poor	5 ft11 scrumbling	552kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 15 knots	27°C
Mon 19Oct	41, fair	4 ft10 scrumbling	377kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 12 knots, offshore	28°C
Tue 20Oct	40, fair	5 ft11 scrumbling	444kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 11 knots, offshore	27°C
Wed 21Oct	51, good	4 ft14 shollow	505kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 11 knots, offshore	28°C
Thu 22Oct	32, poor	6 ft12 scrumbling	789kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 12 knots, offshore	28°C
Fri 23Oct	42, fair	4 ft9 scrumbling	311kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 13 knots, offshore	28°C
Sat 24Oct	31, poor	5 ft9 scrumbling	340kJ	wind from the south-east, 12 knots, offshore	27°C

El Hueco14.4 kmabout 25 min by carStays in Lobitos, 1 km

5 ft552 kJ

4 ft377 kJ

5 ft444 kJ

4 ft505 kJ

6 ft789 kJ

4 ft311 kJ

5 ft340 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at El Hueco, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	10, poor	5 ft11 scrumbling	552kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 15 knots	27°C
Mon 19Oct	40, fair	4 ft10 scrumbling	377kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 12 knots, offshore	28°C
Tue 20Oct	40, fair	5 ft11 scrumbling	444kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 11 knots, offshore	27°C
Wed 21Oct	51, good	4 ft14 shollow	505kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 11 knots, offshore	28°C
Thu 22Oct	32, poor	6 ft12 scrumbling	789kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 12 knots, offshore	28°C
Fri 23Oct	42, fair	4 ft9 scrumbling	311kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 13 knots, offshore	28°C
Sat 24Oct	31, poor	5 ft9 scrumbling	340kJ	wind from the south-east, 12 knots, offshore	27°C

Balconies11.5 kmabout 20 min by car

6 ft590 kJ

5 ft428 kJ

4 ft370 kJ

5 ft598 kJ

6 ft835 kJ

5 ft573 kJ

6 ft377 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Balconies, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	33, poor	6 ft10 ssoft	590kJ	wind from the south-east, 10 knots, offshore	25°C
Mon 19Oct	32, poor	5 ft10 ssoft	428kJ	wind from the south-east, 12 knots, offshore	26°C
Tue 20Oct	37, fair	4 ft10 ssoft	370kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 13 knots	26°C
Wed 21Oct	45, fair	5 ft13 ssoft	598kJ	wind from the south-east, 10 knots, offshore	26°C
Thu 22Oct	14, poor	6 ft12 ssoft	835kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 14 knots, offshore	26°C
Fri 23Oct	31, poor	5 ft11 ssoft	573kJ	wind from the south-east, 15 knots, offshore	26°C
Sat 24Oct	31, poor	6 ft8 ssoft	377kJ	wind from the south-east, 11 knots, offshore	26°C

Piscinas14.9 kmabout 30 min by carStays in Lobitos

5 ft552 kJ

4 ft377 kJ

5 ft444 kJ

4 ft505 kJ

6 ft789 kJ

4 ft341 kJ

5 ft340 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Piscinas, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	10, poor	5 ft11 scrumbling	552kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 15 knots	27°C
Mon 19Oct	43, fair	4 ft10 scrumbling	377kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 12 knots, offshore	28°C
Tue 20Oct	41, fair	5 ft11 scrumbling	444kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 11 knots, offshore	27°C
Wed 21Oct	44, fair	4 ft14 shollow	505kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 11 knots, offshore	28°C
Thu 22Oct	32, poor	6 ft12 scrumbling	789kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 12 knots, offshore	28°C
Fri 23Oct	41, fair	4 ft10 scrumbling	341kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 13 knots, offshore	28°C
Sat 24Oct	31, poor	5 ft9 scrumbling	340kJ	wind from the south-east, 12 knots, offshore	27°C

Baterias14 kmabout 25 min by carStays in Lobitos, 2 km

5 ft486 kJ

4 ft184 kJ

4 ft356 kJ

4 ft246 kJ

5 ft740 kJ

5 ft351 kJ

5 ft325 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Baterias, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	16, poor	5 ft10 shollow	486kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 10 knots	27°C
Mon 19Oct	37, fair	4 ft8 shollow	184kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 7 knots	28°C
Tue 20Oct	30, poor	4 ft10 shollow	356kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 11 knots	27°C
Wed 21Oct	43, fair	4 ft10 shollow	246kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 11 knots, offshore	28°C
Thu 22Oct	32, poor	5 ft12 shollow	740kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 12 knots, offshore	28°C
Fri 23Oct	36, fair	5 ft10 shollow	351kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 13 knots, offshore	28°C
Sat 24Oct	32, poor	5 ft8 shollow	325kJ	wind from the south-east, 12 knots, offshore	27°C

El Golf3.3 kmabout 10 min by car

6 ft590 kJ

5 ft432 kJ

5 ft400 kJ

5 ft598 kJ

6 ft835 kJ

5 ft573 kJ

6 ft377 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at El Golf, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	32, poor	6 ft10 scrumbling	590kJ	wind from the south-east, 8 knots, offshore	30°C
Mon 19Oct	34, poor	5 ft10 scrumbling	432kJ	wind from the south, 8 knots	30°C
Tue 20Oct	34, poor	5 ft10 scrumbling	400kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 9 knots	29°C
Wed 21Oct	40, fair	5 ft13 scrumbling	598kJ	wind from the south-east, 9 knots, offshore	30°C
Thu 22Oct	8, poor	6 ft12 scrumbling	835kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 14 knots	29°C
Fri 23Oct	32, poor	5 ft11 scrumbling	573kJ	wind from the south-east, 12 knots, offshore	30°C
Sat 24Oct	28, poor	6 ft8 scrumbling	377kJ	wind from the south-east, 10 knots, offshore	29°C

Los muelles14.5 kmabout 25 min by carStays in LobitosNeeds 5 ft+

6 ft682 kJ

4 ft377 kJ

5 ft444 kJ

4 ft505 kJ

6 ft789 kJ

4 ft341 kJ

5 ft340 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at Los muelles, each day
Day	Scorefor Expert	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	32, poor	6 ft10 ssoft	682kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 9 knots, offshore	27°C
Mon 19Oct	22, too small	4 ft10 ssoft	377kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 12 knots, offshore	28°C
Tue 20Oct	21, too small	5 ft11 ssoft	444kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 11 knots, offshore	27°C
Wed 21Oct	25, too small	4 ft14 scrumbling	505kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 11 knots, offshore	28°C
Thu 22Oct	34, too small	6 ft12 ssoft	789kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 12 knots, offshore	28°C
Fri 23Oct	21, too small	4 ft10 ssoft	341kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 13 knots, offshore	28°C
Sat 24Oct	20, too small	5 ft9 ssoft	340kJ	wind from the south-east, 12 knots, offshore	27°C

Distances are in a straight line from the middle of Talara, to spots that land joins: none across a bay or on another island. A drive marked "about" is our estimate: the straight line times 1.8 minutes a km, measured on the drives we have routed (half of those come within 21% of the routed time).

Places to eat near Talara

Cevicheria Pocho's - OficialSeafood · 0.6 km from the centre
Don MaximoPizza · 0.6 km from the centre
Tomasa Pollo and GrillPeruvian · 0.6 km from the centre
NUDA - Toque Marino y SelváticoSeafood · 0.8 km from the centre
Brasa y carbónin the centre
Mi LuisitoSeafood · 0.1 km from the centre

Within 2 km of the town centre, listed by how complete the listing is (website, opening hours, cuisine) and whether two sources name it. Not a judgement of the food: we have no reviews. Listings © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) and Overture Maps Foundation. Credits